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FEED GUTTER BOX. No. 412,302. Patented Oct. 8, i889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT CEEicE.

CLARENCE CHRISTIAN SMALIEY, OF MANITOVCC, WISCONSIN.

FEED-CUTTER Box.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,302, dated October 8, 1889.

`Application filed March 30, 1889. Serial No. 305,356. (No model.)

To cI/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE CHRISTIAN SMALLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manitowoc, in the county of Manitowoc and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed- Cutter Boxes 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being` had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. l 1 This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in feed-cutter boxes; and it has for its object to provide the box with a hinged side, which when let down will serve as a table, providing also a peculiar form of hinge, which serves not only as a hinge upon which the said side turns, but also asa support for the side When in a horizontal position. Means are also provided for locking the hinged side in an upright position.

The invention consists in the peculiar combinations and the novel construotiomarrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described,shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

The invent-ion is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a feedcutter box embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional detail more particularly hereinafter referred to by letters of reference. Fig. 3 are perspective details of portions comprising the hinge.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by let-ter, A designates the bot-tom of the box, and B a portion of one of the sides. The end portion C of the side is made separate from the main portion thereof, as shown, and is hinged to the bottom in the following manner: c are metallic plates secured to the under side of the bottom A by suitable screws or bolts, or both. These plates are formed With elongated openings 1J, and the outer cross-bar c thereof is halved out or formed with the recess d, for a purpose hereinafter described.

To the end portion C of the side are secured the other portions of the hinges, Which consist of the metallic plates D, secured to the said side by means of suitable fasteningssuch as the screws shown-and each plate is formed near its outer end with two lugs e and f, the latter of which is preferably longer than the other.

In practice, With the end portion of the side in a vertical position, as shown in Fig. l, the end lugs f catch under the end cross-bar c of the plates a, and the vertical portion of the said plate D Will have a bearing against the inner side of said cross-bar. To lock the parts in this position,l provide acain-lock, as shown in Fig. l, in which F is a plate secured to the edge of the end portion C of the side, and provided With a chamber or socket, into which Works the cam-head G of the locking-cam H, which is pivoted to the main portion of the side, as shown at 71., and formed with a suitable handle, as shown, bywhich itis operated. Then it is desired to place the end portion C in a horizontal position, the locking-cam is turned so as to Withdrawr its larger portion from the socket in the plate F, When the end portion will be free to be turned down. lVhen tu rned down, the extended ends of the plates D Will ride in the slots in the plates ce until the parts assume the position in which they are indicated in full lines in Fig. 2, the lugs e bearing against the inner edges of the crossbars c and the lugs f against the rear Walls of the slots in the plates d, the plates D fitting in the halved-out portion of the crossbanwhich forms a support for the same, and allows the upper surface of the end portion C to be level with that of the bottom, and the side Walls of the recess in the cross-bar prevent side movement of the plates D.

In the movement of the end portion C of the side the part-s of the hinge automatically change into the required positions.

Vhile I have shown two of my improved hinges on the side and bottoni,of courseI do not Wish to @Online myself to that number, as one arranged in the center Would serve my purpose, and three or more might be advantageously employed; but I prefer the two shown.

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Working in said slot, substantially'as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the aboveI have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Witnesses.

CLARENCE CHRISTIAN SMALLEY.

Witnesses:

ANNE M. SIBREE7` C. HENNOGENE SMALLEY. 

